Other's Projects I've Built

[andykriech]

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I really like your finish work and veneer choices. Nice to know someone's built some of my designs -- and seems to like them. If you ever get the bug to upgrade the Shticks to the B3 drivers, I think you'll get that last 5% out of 'em.

Hi Lou, yes, I have enjoyed all of your designs that I have made. Some day I will look into swapping out the A3S with the B3S and see what that last 5% sounds like. Probably swap out the B3S out of the rears and pickup a couple new ones. I have all the parts to make another set of Nugget2s that I may use as computer speakers or mains for my son when its his turn for a music setup. The Nuggets are an under-appreciated really small design, I think.

Hi Joey, yep, those 2 projects are sortof at the polar ends of my build finishing. The Cryolites are very understated, but I really like the subtle beauty of the natural ribbon-striped mahogany, while the C-Killas use 3 different figured woods (cherry, maple and oak) for a not-so-subtle finish (that I still like ;-).

Thanks for the compliments everyone. Its these projects and this hobby thats helping retain (whats left of) my sanity these days.

Andy.

[andykriech]

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Just finished a set of Wolf's PC speakers for use in my office at work.

Simple box of 7/16" thick oak hardwood slats I had laying around. They were rough sawn and I had to do a glue-up of them to get wide enough strips to make the boxes out of, then lots of sanding. A bit of a pain, but no cost other than my time and glue. The width of the wood required a couple of minor changes to the dimensions and the total volume is a little greater than what Wolf specified, hopefully it doesn't make that great of a difference (they sound good to me).

I didn't take build pictures since the boxes are so simple. The hard part of this build is the complex XO required for the PC speakers to get them to sound good. ;)

Thanks Wolf, another great little project. I will be running them off a little Lepai amp and my laptop as a source. They do sounds very good considering how small they are, real bass and decent midrange. Very nice with the acoustic instrumentals I like to listen to while working.

BTW, the ZiegenBock is only there for scale. Why it's open and partially empty is anyone's guess...

Andy.

[PWR RYD]

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Wow! Fantastic craftmanship!

[Wolf]

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The width of the wood required a couple of minor changes to the dimensions and the total volume is a little greater than what Wolf specified, hopefully it doesn't make that great of a difference.

The hard part of this build is the complex XO required for the PC speakers to get them to sound good. ;)

Thanks Wolf, another great little project. I will be running them off a little Lepei amp and my laptop as a source. They do sound very good considering how small they are, real bass and decent midrange. Very nice with the acoustic instrumentals I like to listen to while working.

Andy.

I'm glad you like them! As long as the Qtc isn't less than 0.95, you'll probably be fine. Since you put the 500uF can inside- that takes up a bit of volume, and I placed mine externally underneath. Yeah- that xover was pretty complex. :rolleyes: If you used Sonic Barrier on the inside rear as well as the stuffing, I wouldn't figure they'd be much different at all.

I like them in oak- Nice job! :D
Wolf

PS- the bottle really is necessary. You'd be surprised how small they really are without a size reference.

[johnnyfamous]

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good sir, your a craftsmen! Nice work!

[Theresa]

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Beautiful speakers. I wish I knew someone close by who could make me baffles like yours. I have to restrict myself to drivers for which there are pre-cut baffles. I am currently enamored with ScanSpeaks and Madisound has pre-cut baffles for them. I had baffles cut for $107 so I could use PEs curved cabinets with my Etons and he did not do a perfect job.

[xavier]

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Theresa, I bet if you posted on some of the boards (like this one) that you'd find a fellow speaker builder that would cut driver cut outs for you.

[andykriech]

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Hi All,

Finished my third, and last, set of Wolf's Rubyks and my second Biumph sub for my niece heading off to Villanova. I have now run out of the drivers for the Rubyks, which is too bad with how nice they sound and how well they work as a small room 2.1 setup. I will have to do something different when my son's turn comes up for a music system.

I changed the dimensions a bit on the Biumph sub to accommodate the use of a Keiga 2.1 amp (increased the depth 3").

Thanks for all the great designs and personal help, Wolf.

Best regards, Andy.

Build thread: http://s126.photobucket.com/albums/p...ub%20-%202011/

[Wolf]

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I hope she gets some good use out of them!

Did you prefer the 3100 in terms of bass punch?
I'm curious how the slightly higher power was sounding than the one I built.

Later, and those look great!
Wolf

[andykriech]

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I hope she gets some good use out of them!

Did you prefer the 3100 in terms of bass punch?
I'm curious how the slightly higher power was sounding than the one I built.

Later, and those look great!
Wolf

Well, I didn't get to run them in the same kind of room. Out in the garage (3-car) and up off the floor, they can't pressurize the space like the previous ones can in their rooms (~12x10x9). The room gain and corner loading up in the girls room really gives this design a boost. It does sound very good, as do the Rubyks, off the 3100. It can really get the 8" passive and the TB sub moving.

I think the Keiga is a really good way to run the 2.1 system without another amp. Since most kids use phone/mp3 player/laptop, etc as source these days it make good sense and reduces the desktop space required. It is just quite a bit more expensive. I would have liked to try the PE 2.1 amp, but it is too tall for these subs. The Keiga just fit.

Andy.

[andykriech]

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Well, I had finished another set of Wolf's PC speakers a month or two ago and just hadn't got around to posting them.

I used some good cherry (?) void-less ply given to me by a neighbor. I also decided to use the black coned version of these drivers.

Once again, thanks Wolf for the great design. These are intended for a Cousins fishing cabin along with a lepei amp.

Andy.

Build thread: http://s126.photobucket.com/albums/p...PC%20-%202011/

[andykriech]

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First finished build for 2012:

Another set of Wolf's PC speakers, but this time in the Rat Rod category.

I used some left over Brazilian Cherry hardwood flooring. Having the material pre-finished really cuts down on the build time.

Mitered edges all around and simple 45' chamfer to clean up any mis-alignment from the glue-up. Now these are destined for the fishing camp, I decided the previous set was too nice for that environment and needed a true Rat Rod set.

Thanks Wolf.

Andy.

[Wolf]

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First finished build for 2012:

Another set of Wolf's PC speakers, but this time in the Rat Rod category.

Thanks Wolf.

Andy.

What there do you see as Rat-Rod? ;)
They look great!
Wolf

PS- you did stuff them, right?

[andykriech]

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What there do you see as Rat-Rod? ;)
They look great!
Wolf

PS- you did stuff them, right?

Yes, they have a handful of polyfil.

I figured that with pre-finished material and grinding off the edges to hide the mistakes, they fell neatly in the Rat Rod field. ;-)

ak

[lostboy77]

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No . . . this is what a Rat Rod speaker looks like!

The ones on the bottom are Wolf's PC Speaker, the ones up top are Chris R's Pico Neo. Same driver, different enclosure.